Childhood Hero

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  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Cycling: Yates
    Other: Hoddle - the player, not the manager.

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • dougzz
    dougzz Posts: 1,833
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Moomaloid wrote:
    Rocky Rocastle

    :(

    Lovely player. Still gets his name sung every away game.

    Fabulous, you girls have to live in the past now with that team :)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    Anyone in Raleigh/Banana but mainly Chris Walker. Nice to see him in Procycling this month.

    +1 to this, my first bike was a very bad team replica of the Raleigh Banana. Also, Robert Millar and Greg Lemond were the ones who got me interested in the sport. Once I got interested Kelly was the man. After that my judgement got clouded and Chiappucci and Pantani were favourites.
  • Gingerflash
    Gingerflash Posts: 239
    John Tomac

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    What a cheat - everyone else is carrying their bike and he's riding his, surely that's against the rules :wink:
  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    I can't believe we've got this far without anyone mentioning Brian Jack. Did none of you watch superstars?

    (Slightly) more recently Mark Allen, Dave Scott, Scott Tinley & Mike Pigg. And then there was this cocky young Texan triathlete that looked to be on the verge of breaking through. Whatever happened to him? Larry something I think he was called.... :lol:
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Moomaloid wrote:
    Rocky Rocastle

    :(

    Lovely player. Still gets his name sung every away game.

    I wish Arsenal had some players of his calibre now... apart from Henry and Bergkamp he was the best I saw in the flesh at Highbury.
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  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    Jimmy Reid rip
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  • Tim Farr
    Tim Farr Posts: 665
    Tom Simpson; Mike Cowley - top rider in the North West in the early 60's; in football - Tony Green Blackpool FC's football genius.
    T Farr
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    ShinyHelmut wrote:
    (Slightly) more recently Mark Allen, Dave Scott, Scott Tinley & Mike Pigg. And then there was this cocky young Texan triathlete that looked to be on the verge of breaking through. Whatever happened to him? Larry something I think he was called.... :lol:

    You've probably seen this before, but here's a video featuring all those that you mention

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFkAhs4vAsk
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Pross wrote:
    What a cheat - everyone else is carrying their bike and he's riding his, surely that's against the rules :wink:

    Rubbish. He's doing a track stand. :wink:
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Moomaloid wrote:
    Rocky Rocastle

    :(

    Lovely player. Still gets his name sung every away game.

    I wish Arsenal had some players of his calibre now... apart from Henry and Bergkamp he was the best I saw in the flesh at Highbury.

    While Rocky lit up the team at the time I think we've seen a few players that he might have looked fairly ordinary next to since then - Paddy, Cesc, Pires, McGoldrick.... And there's a rumour we've got some massively talented Dutch striker on our books somewhere, supposed to have great vision, quick feet and a fantastic shot with either foot. It's probably some sort of urban legend though.
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  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    RichN95 wrote:
    You've probably seen this before, but here's a video featuring all those that you mention

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFkAhs4vAsk

    I hadn't seen that one before. Thanks
  • lloyd_bower
    lloyd_bower Posts: 664
    ShinyHelmut wrote:
    I can't believe we've got this far without anyone mentioning Brian Jack. Did none of you watch superstars?

    (Slightly) more recently Mark Allen, Dave Scott, Scott Tinley & Mike Pigg. And then there was this cocky young Texan triathlete that looked to be on the verge of breaking through. Whatever happened to him? Larry something I think he was called.... :lol:

    Superstars, indeed that does bring back some memories, Keegan falling off his bike and getting the gravel rash. Can you imagine a top premiership footballer being allowed to enter these days?

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